All MCA Insight articles in March 2016 – Page 10
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News
Applegreen grew food sales 8.9% in 2015
Applegreen, the Ireland-based forecourt operator with a growing presence in the UK, has seen like for like growth in store and food gross profit of 8.9% for the year to 31 December.
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Opinion
No stone left unturned
Just under a year and a half since his appointment, Simon Longbottom, chief executive of Stonegate Pub Company, is continuing to build on the managed operator’s growth momentum, while looking to give the business even more impetus. He talks to Mark Wingett about honing the group’s business strategy
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News
New legislation to protect venues against noise complaints
New legislation that will require developers to take into account existing music venues before converting a building to residential use, has been approved.
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News
Shepherd Neame launches 100% gluten-free menu
A Maidstone pub has launched a 100% gluten-free menu following a £130,000 refurbishment last year.
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News
Hyde & Co to launch Mediterranean concept
Hyde & Co is to open its fourth site in its hometown of Bristol, with the launch of Mediterranean and North African concept, Bambalan.
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News
East Street Pub Co rolls out Rio Grande
Devon-based East Street Pub Co is rolling out its Rio Grande Tex Mex Bar & Grill offer.
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NewsHummus Bros secures sixth site
Hummus Bros, the London-based healthy eating concept, has secured a sixth site in Eastcheap, MCA understands.
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News
ETI has invested £11.5m in estate this year
Enterprise Inns has invested over £11.5m on upgrading its pub estate in the first few months of the company’s new financial year.
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NewsTossed introduces first cashless stores
Tossed, which crowdfunded £1.3m last year, has launched what it claims is Europe’s first cashless food-to-go outlet.
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OpinionPubco Galacticos know it’s all to play for
The pub sector is emerging from a period of significant transition with difficult decisions taken by some of the biggest players in the sector on the fundamental nature of their businesses. The work on the training ground has now been completed and it is time for the sector to deliver results. In June MCA introduces a brand new event – THE Pub Conference – in which these themes will be discussed by the Pubco Galacticos – Greene King’s Rooney Anand; Enterprise Inns’ Simon Townsend; Punch’s Duncan Garrood and Marston’s Ralph Findlay. Here MCA examines the opportunities and challenges facing each, and what it means for the eating and drinking out sector.
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News
Pivovar launches smokehouse concept
Craft beer pub operator and beer importer Pivovar has launched a new smokehouse and craft beer concept which it wants to roll out to more sites, MCA has learnt.
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News
Arc Inspirations eyes joint ventures
Leeds-based bar operator Arc Inspirations is eyeing joint ventures with national operators as it seeks to roll out its three core offers, MCA has learnt.
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News
On-trade sparkling wine sales up 49% in 2015
On-trade sales of sparkling wine have rocketed over the past year, according to new figures.
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News
Chestnut Group eyes managed rollout
The Chestnut Group has designed a ‘blueprint’ for pub management which it intends to roll out alongside its strategy of acquiring freehold pubs, MCA has learnt.
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News
JDW CEO: Estate could shrink this year
JD Wetherspoon’s chief executive John Hutson has said this financial year could be the first in which the company’s estate shrinks.
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News
New Grand Union concept to be called Trade Union
Grand Union founder Adam Marshall will be expanding his estate with more of his new bean, cocktails, razor concept going forward MCA has learnt.
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OpinionI’m McLoving it
A year into his role at McDonald’s UK, Paul Pomroy is determined to continue to listen to customers and build on current momentum. He sets out the challenges the brand faces and the changes he is overseeing
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News
Zero-hours contracts on the decline in hospitality
The number of hospitality businesses employing staff on zero-hours contracts has halved since 2014, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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News
Five minutes with… Keith Marsden, BII and Humble PubCo
This week MCA takes five minutes with Keith Marsden, the current BII Licensee of the Year and founder of Birmingham-based Humble Pub Company. He talks about his passion for cigars, coffee house gripes and the best rum tasting experience of his life.
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Analysis & Insight
Campaign celebrates foods with low added sugar
A new food labelling campaign has been developed to award a ‘Sugarwise’ logo to foods which are low in added sugar.